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stick-slip

stick-slip noun: the spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.

Noun

stick-slip (uncountable)

  1. The spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.

Questions about stick-slip

What does stick-slip mean?
Stick-slip means the spontaneous jerking motion that can occur as two objects slide over each other.
What part of speech is stick-slip?
Stick-slip is a noun.

Words near stick-slip in the dictionary

  1. stick-nest rat
  2. stick-nest rats
  3. stick-on
  4. stick-shaker
  5. stick-shakers
  6. stick-slip
  7. stick-thin
  8. stick-tight
  9. stick-tights
  10. stick-to-it-iveness
  11. stick-to-itiveness

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